Woodworking Wisdom

This is the core knowledge you need to work wood competently, effectively, efficiently, and safely. 

When I wrote the Workshop Companion series, an encyclopedia of woodworking that covered all major techniques and topics, I noticed there was certain information that had to be explained in every book, no matter what the specific woodworking topic – properties of wood, necessary tools and accessories, alignment and maintenance, basic procedures, joinery, adhesives, finishes, hardware, shop safety – all of this was the core knowledge necessary to work wood well. And I saw a need to gather all of this into a single woodworking reference.

 Too often we run across a project plan or woodworking instructions that will enable us to build something wonderful or produce a wonderful effect, but the author presumes we already have a basic understanding of the tools, materials, and techniques needed to achieve this wonderful thing. The information in Woodworking Wisdom fills that need. This is the important core knowledge you may not yet have, but require to successfully complete each new woodworking adventure and grow as a craftsman. 

To help you decide whether Woodworking Wisdom is worth your while, I have provided some pages for you to explore -- roughly 6% of the book! This digital edition is 401 pages long, and there are 25 pages here. Five of those are the Table of Contents, so you can see what’s in the book and how it’s organized. Twenty are drawn from different sections and chapters in the book. Look through them and I think you’ll find the book lives up to its name.